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A 63-year-old man of Venezuelan origin was found dead on the border between Pepper It is Boliviaclose to the city of Colchaneapproximately 2,000 kilometers from the capital, the Chilean Police informed the local press this Monday.
According to initial information, the man’s death was due to natural causes, but intervention by third parties cannot be ruled out, considering that the wetlands where he was found are used by ‘coyotes’ to enter migrants in an irregular situation since Bolivia for Pepper.
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Each year, the arrival of the southern summer increases the flow of foreigners who cross the plateau to enter Chile using unauthorized passes. Dozens of them die on the way due to the limited resources with which they face the extreme conditions of the trip: the climate is hostile, with strong gusts of wind on hot days and temperatures below zero degrees at night.
Colchanewith almost 1,600 inhabitants and located 3,700 meters above sea level on the plateau, it has been crushed on several occasions by migratory waves, made up mainly of Venezuelan, Peruvian, Haitian and Colombian citizens.
Last week, the progressive government Gabriel Boric announced new measures to facilitate the expulsions of undocumented migrants, following a new wave of violent events that occurred in recent weeks in which foreigners participated.
Irregular migration is not a new phenomenon in Chile, but in recent years it has skyrocketed exponentially. Almost 35 thousand people entered irregularly from January to August this year, according to the Investigative police (PDI).
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O immigration lawenacted in 2021 under the second Conservative administration Sebastian Piñera (2018-2022), requires obtaining visas at Chilean consulates in countries of origin to prevent foreigners from entering as tourists and changing their migratory status in search of work.
He Responsible Migration Observatory recorded that in 2021 the number of irregular entries into the country tripled and went from just over 16 thousand in 2020 to 56,856; while in 2022 53,875 were registered.
Source: Elcomercio
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